Joke Spotting: Did You Hear The One About . . . ?

Theme song: Frankly Mr. Shankly

Hello, friends, I needed a laugh so I grabbed a copy of Tattler.

With headlines like "How posh is your face?" I thought I was on the right track. When I found the following jokes within the covers of this tongue in cheek throwaway, I knew I was home:

1. I backed a horse last week at ten to one. It came in at a quarter past four.
2. Dyslexic man walks into a bra.
3. Last, but certainly not least: What do you call an arrogant criminal walking down the stairs? A condescending con descending.

I'm not the world's worst joke teller, it's true.

In a world inhabited by seven billion+ people, I estimate I fall in at the bottom of the top one billion joke tellers. Laura disagrees, though, putting me in at the bottom of the top two billion. One billion, two billion -- joke telling is not my strongest strong suite.

To help move me up half a billion joke tellers (or so) here's the assignment I'm assigning myself: I will tell at least one of the above jokes to everyone I meet for the rest of the month. That way, I'll get better at telling jokes, and other people will get a laugh. Or at least have an opportunity to scratch their heads.

Your Assignment

Share your latest and greatest jokes with the group on Facebook. People, it's the holidays and we all need an extra laugh.